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Dons Back in NCAAs
The USF men's basketball team
defeated Gonzaga in the championship game of the West Coast Conference Tournament Monday night,
giving the Dons their first NCAA
tournament berth since 1982.
Hakeem Ward was named the
Most Valuable Player of the tournament, and Damian Cantrell and
M.J. Nodilo joined him on the all-
Tournament team.
The Dons, seeded #5 in the
eight-team tournament, defeated
Saint Mary's and Santa Clara before upsetting the top-seeded Bulldogs 80-67 in the title game.
The win was a redemption, of
sorts, for the USF basketball program. Owners of two NCAA
championships, USF discontinued
the men's basketball team following the 1982 season because of
NCAA violations.
This is the Dons first WCC championship and NCAA appearance
since returning to action in 1985.
Also
Inside
> Full coverage
beginning on
page 20
> Memorable
Tournament
Moments on
page 19
'Lady Dons
(all to SMC
on page 20
HHm San Francisco
Foghorn
The University of San Francisco
MARCH 5,1998
http:/'/foghorn, usfca.edu
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 14
Senate Passes
Fee Increase
for 1998-99
One-time increase of 20 dollars
and yearly adjustments returns
funding to "adequate levels"
Foghorn Staff Report
In a vote that may improve the
quality of ASUSF programs and
funded accounts, the Senate overwhelmingly approved the "21st
Century Initiative" in a 20 to three
vote, The initiative calls for an increase in University of San Francisco student fees.
The Senate agreed to a one-time
$20 student fee increase for the
1998-1999 school year, raising the
current $100 annual fee to $120.
Following this increase, the fee will
increase annually at "five percent
yearly or an amount equal to the
previous year's U.S. Government
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Consumer Price Inflex (CPI),
whichever is greater in all years to
follow," as stated in the initiative
drafted by Non-Traditional Age
Student Representative Jim George.
Sara Gotfredson, Programming
Source chair, voiced her support for
the increase.
"We haven't had a fee increase
in five years and the programming
board really supports this increase
because the cost of producing programs has gone up in the past five
Editorial ..
Senate did their job by increasing fees; please, sirs, may
we have more?— Page 6
years," Gotfredson said. "We believe
with the fee increase we can really
start getting some big names on this
University."
According to the initiative, the
reason for the increase is the "need
to restore sufficient funding for
ASUSF programs, businesses and
services." The initiative also states
that the current student fee has not
been adjusted for inflation since
1993, while "expenditures and budgets have more than doubled in the
same period." The fee increase, according to George, will help restore
ASUSF services to "adequate levels."
Funding: Page 3
University
■lajf* 'Surprised' by
S^j Award for
*%U Landscaping
Caitlin Young
FOGHORN STAFF WRITER
As students ofthe University
of San Francisco roam to and
from classes they may be struck
on occasion by the beauty ofthe
landscaping on campus.
Such feelings are not unfounded because the University
has recently received national acclaim as the winner of the Professional Grounds Maintenance
Honor Award in the category of
"Best Urban University."
"This was a big surprise," said
the USF Director of Landscaping, Jay Stafford. "We entered
the contest with thousands of
applicants and it felt really good
for me and my staff to be chosen."
This award, presented to
Stafford in November 1997 by
the Professional Grounds Maintenance Society, marks a triumphant end to a trying journey in
the University's quest to improve
the quality ofthe landscaping on
campus.
"USF to me has a country set-
Landscaping: Page 3
Time
Hate Crime Hits Lone Mtn.
Victim questions
speed, fairness
of USF response
Jessica Dryden-Cook
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
For Bob Gibson, being gay isn't
a lifestyle, it's a life. And for Gibson,
being gay has made his life difficult.
A few weeks ago, Gibson, a
graduate student at the University
of San Francisco and resident in
the Lone Mountain residence hall,
found the word "fag" scratched
into his front door.
Gibson said coming home every day for a week and seeing the
scrawling on his door was upseting
his life.
"It is affecting my school-
work, motivation, and my
outlook of USF
has gone
through the
floor," Gibson
said. "Coming
to USF was the
biggest mistake of my life. This incident and how it was handled has
turned my opinion (of USF) for
bad."
David Bush, vice president of
...my outlook of USF
has gone through the
floor.
—Bob Gibson
USF GRADUATE STUDENT
student affairs, said that USF is not
a homophobic campus even
though rare "incidents like this do
occur.
"We're not a
perfect place,"
Bush said. "We
do have our
problems but
we've had very
few that deal
with anti-gay
sentiment."
One of the
reasons Gibson was so disappointed
in USF's actions towards this situation was because he thought the
school was being unfair.
Hate: Page 2
y00 Means Zero Problems
for USF Student Records
Tiffany Maleshefski
FOGHORN STAFF WRITER
The year 2000 may bring more
than a fabulous New Year's party
to USF. It may instead raise questions about whether Bursar debts
have been paid in full, if transcripts
will remain valid, or if students will
remain on the record as graduating from the University.
The problem is former programs that controlled information
databases such as, financial aid,
academic records, and accounts
payable may confuse dates from
1900 on, with dates from 2000 on.
"When the program was written back in the 60s no ones
thought [computers] would last 40
years," Ben Baab, Director of Technology Services said.
Baab and a team of programmers will fix this problem by upgrading the current system to allot
space for four digits, so dates from
1900 and 2000 will not be confused.
The upgrade will also provide
options that make for a tighter filing and record keeping system. The
new program will check for pre-
00: Page 2

Dons Back in NCAAs
The USF men's basketball team
defeated Gonzaga in the championship game of the West Coast Conference Tournament Monday night,
giving the Dons their first NCAA
tournament berth since 1982.
Hakeem Ward was named the
Most Valuable Player of the tournament, and Damian Cantrell and
M.J. Nodilo joined him on the all-
Tournament team.
The Dons, seeded #5 in the
eight-team tournament, defeated
Saint Mary's and Santa Clara before upsetting the top-seeded Bulldogs 80-67 in the title game.
The win was a redemption, of
sorts, for the USF basketball program. Owners of two NCAA
championships, USF discontinued
the men's basketball team following the 1982 season because of
NCAA violations.
This is the Dons first WCC championship and NCAA appearance
since returning to action in 1985.
Also
Inside
> Full coverage
beginning on
page 20
> Memorable
Tournament
Moments on
page 19
'Lady Dons
(all to SMC
on page 20
HHm San Francisco
Foghorn
The University of San Francisco
MARCH 5,1998
http:/'/foghorn, usfca.edu
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 14
Senate Passes
Fee Increase
for 1998-99
One-time increase of 20 dollars
and yearly adjustments returns
funding to "adequate levels"
Foghorn Staff Report
In a vote that may improve the
quality of ASUSF programs and
funded accounts, the Senate overwhelmingly approved the "21st
Century Initiative" in a 20 to three
vote, The initiative calls for an increase in University of San Francisco student fees.
The Senate agreed to a one-time
$20 student fee increase for the
1998-1999 school year, raising the
current $100 annual fee to $120.
Following this increase, the fee will
increase annually at "five percent
yearly or an amount equal to the
previous year's U.S. Government
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Consumer Price Inflex (CPI),
whichever is greater in all years to
follow," as stated in the initiative
drafted by Non-Traditional Age
Student Representative Jim George.
Sara Gotfredson, Programming
Source chair, voiced her support for
the increase.
"We haven't had a fee increase
in five years and the programming
board really supports this increase
because the cost of producing programs has gone up in the past five
Editorial ..
Senate did their job by increasing fees; please, sirs, may
we have more?— Page 6
years," Gotfredson said. "We believe
with the fee increase we can really
start getting some big names on this
University."
According to the initiative, the
reason for the increase is the "need
to restore sufficient funding for
ASUSF programs, businesses and
services." The initiative also states
that the current student fee has not
been adjusted for inflation since
1993, while "expenditures and budgets have more than doubled in the
same period." The fee increase, according to George, will help restore
ASUSF services to "adequate levels."
Funding: Page 3
University
■lajf* 'Surprised' by
S^j Award for
*%U Landscaping
Caitlin Young
FOGHORN STAFF WRITER
As students ofthe University
of San Francisco roam to and
from classes they may be struck
on occasion by the beauty ofthe
landscaping on campus.
Such feelings are not unfounded because the University
has recently received national acclaim as the winner of the Professional Grounds Maintenance
Honor Award in the category of
"Best Urban University."
"This was a big surprise," said
the USF Director of Landscaping, Jay Stafford. "We entered
the contest with thousands of
applicants and it felt really good
for me and my staff to be chosen."
This award, presented to
Stafford in November 1997 by
the Professional Grounds Maintenance Society, marks a triumphant end to a trying journey in
the University's quest to improve
the quality ofthe landscaping on
campus.
"USF to me has a country set-
Landscaping: Page 3
Time
Hate Crime Hits Lone Mtn.
Victim questions
speed, fairness
of USF response
Jessica Dryden-Cook
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
For Bob Gibson, being gay isn't
a lifestyle, it's a life. And for Gibson,
being gay has made his life difficult.
A few weeks ago, Gibson, a
graduate student at the University
of San Francisco and resident in
the Lone Mountain residence hall,
found the word "fag" scratched
into his front door.
Gibson said coming home every day for a week and seeing the
scrawling on his door was upseting
his life.
"It is affecting my school-
work, motivation, and my
outlook of USF
has gone
through the
floor," Gibson
said. "Coming
to USF was the
biggest mistake of my life. This incident and how it was handled has
turned my opinion (of USF) for
bad."
David Bush, vice president of
...my outlook of USF
has gone through the
floor.
—Bob Gibson
USF GRADUATE STUDENT
student affairs, said that USF is not
a homophobic campus even
though rare "incidents like this do
occur.
"We're not a
perfect place,"
Bush said. "We
do have our
problems but
we've had very
few that deal
with anti-gay
sentiment."
One of the
reasons Gibson was so disappointed
in USF's actions towards this situation was because he thought the
school was being unfair.
Hate: Page 2
y00 Means Zero Problems
for USF Student Records
Tiffany Maleshefski
FOGHORN STAFF WRITER
The year 2000 may bring more
than a fabulous New Year's party
to USF. It may instead raise questions about whether Bursar debts
have been paid in full, if transcripts
will remain valid, or if students will
remain on the record as graduating from the University.
The problem is former programs that controlled information
databases such as, financial aid,
academic records, and accounts
payable may confuse dates from
1900 on, with dates from 2000 on.
"When the program was written back in the 60s no ones
thought [computers] would last 40
years," Ben Baab, Director of Technology Services said.
Baab and a team of programmers will fix this problem by upgrading the current system to allot
space for four digits, so dates from
1900 and 2000 will not be confused.
The upgrade will also provide
options that make for a tighter filing and record keeping system. The
new program will check for pre-
00: Page 2